Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala TreesChinelo Okparanta
Characters in Under the Udala Trees
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ijeoma
First-person narrator who comes of age during the Nigerian Civil War and comes to terms with her sexuality in a hostile society.
Supporting characters
Adaora
Ijeoma's mother, whose grief leads her to a strict reading of the Bible that shapes how she raises her daughter.
Amina
A refugee girl from a different ethnic community and Ijeoma's first love.
Uzo
Ijeoma's father, whose death in the war marks the family and sets the story in motion.
Ndidi
A woman Ijeoma meets as an adult who introduces her to a hidden community of lesbian women.
Chibundu
A man from Ijeoma's life whose place in her adult years raises the pressure to conform.